Community Happenings/Announcements

Legacy Sunday 

Legacy Sunday weekend will be held at All Saints 09/12-09/13/26. The goal of Legacy Sunday is to encourage parishioners to reflect on the importance of faithful stewardship beyond their lifetime through planned giving and estate planning. A short presentation by a representative from Catholic Foundation will focus on the importance of planning for the future, caring for loved ones and considering how a legacy gift can help sustain our parish and its ministries for generations to come. More details will be presented at the Estate Planning Workshop on Monday, 09/21/26 at 6 pm in the IHM Hall.

Bereavement Support Group

“Blessed are they who mourn, they shall be comforted” Matt. 5:4

Announcing our Fall “Bereavement Support Group” at Immaculate Conception Parish. If you have lost a loved one through death and feel you need some support on your grief journey, please call to register. While partici-pation in all five sessions is highly recommended to fully benefit from the program’s continuity, we understand in-dividual circumstances may vary. Trained Grief Ministers are available. Registration is Required. No Charge.

The dates are: Mondays, September 14, 21, 28, October 5 & 12

We will meet from 6:30 – 8 pm in the Brogan Room at St. Joseph Rectory, 526 North St., Jim Thorpe. Light Re-freshments will be served. SPACE IS LIMITED. Please register by Sept. 9th! To register, please call Catholic Churches of Jim Thorpe at 570-325-2791.

The next Charismatic Mass and Healing Service at St. John Bosco Church, Conyngham will be Tuesday, September 15th at 7PM. Fr. Christian will preside, and Sue Shaw will begin her music ministry at 6:45PM. "Come and see." Any questions, please call Arlene at 570-788-3643 or email rgstagg@frontier.com

St. Francis Day Annual Drive

Sunday, October 4, is traditionally the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron St. of Animals. Baskets will be located near the Pieta in All Saints Church and near the baptismal font in Our Lady of Lourdes Church for anyone wishing to donate items. Animals shelters can always use items such as dog and cat food, treats, collars, leashes, paper towels, cleaning supplies, etc. If anyone wishes to make a cash donation, please just put it in an envelope marked “Animal Shelter” and place it in any collection basket. Our drive to help the animals will end on Monday, October 5, and all donations will be delivered to the local animal shelters that week. It is our duty as Christians to care for all of God’s creatures. Let us do our part. St. Francis, pray for them!

Living Candlelight Rosary

Mark your calendar! Our annual Living Candlelight Rosary is scheduled for Sunday, October 11, at 6:00 PM, on the front lawn of Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Everyone is welcome to pray this beautiful devotion to our Blessed Mother. If anyone can help to carry a candle and say a “Hail Mary” or “Our Father” please sign up in the back of either church or call Ron at the Parish Center 929-1073 X 15 no later than Sunday, October 4. Please sign up as soon as possible so that the candles can be ordered. We need 59 people signed up. We will only order the candles if we have enough people to make this happen.

Attention Redner's Shoppers

All Saints will be participating in the Redner's Save-A-Tape Rewards Program. Please scan your rewards card or enter your phone number at checkout so that Save-A-Tape rewards appear near the bottom of the register tape. Register tapes can be placed in the boxes marked Redner's at the back of each church (All Saints and Our Lady of Lourdes). Redner's will mail a rewards check to the parish office upon submission of the Save-A-Tape receipts. The entire receipt is needed for the rewards program; however, credit card information can be crossed out on the receipts.

Hope for the Harvest

We thank God for all of our priests and sisters, however, there is a growing concern for the small amount of these good men and women who are challenged with task of serving the great number of God’s people. Beginning this year, our parish will be participating in a program in the dioceses, called, Hope for the Harvest. This program was formed in the hope of getting more young men and women interested in serving God in the holy Priesthood or consecrated life. This is the final weekend to return the “Called by Name” cards. Please return them in the baskets on the tables in the back of the church.We are inviting parishioners to pray for all young people and if you know of anyone you feel may have a calling by God to serve Him to in this capacity, to talk with either that person or if they are still a minor, to his or her parents and let them know that you would like to submit their names on this “Called by Name” card and either drop it in the basket next to the cards or take it home and after prayerful consideration bring it back by the following weekend. You may also drop it off at the Parish Center.